Meaning
to mumble, to stammer
- to speak unclearly or inarticulately, often due to confusion, fear, or embarrassment
In a sentence
Ha abbassato lo sguardo e ha farfugliato una scusa poco credibile.
He looked down and mumbled an unconvincing excuse.
Parla chiaramente invece di farfugliare in questo modo!
Speak clearly instead of mumbling like that!
Era così agitato che riusciva a malapena a farfugliare.
He was so nervous that he could barely stammer.
Word forms (42)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| farfugliare | infinitive |
| farfuglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| farfugli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| farfuglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| farfugliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| farfugliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| farfugliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| farfugliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| farfugliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| farfugliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| farfugliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| farfugliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| farfugliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| farfugliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| farfugliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| farfugliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| farfugliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| farfugliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| farfugliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| farfuglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| farfuglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| farfuglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| farfuglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| farfuglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| farfuglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| farfugli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| farfugli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| farfugli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| farfugliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| farfugliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| farfuglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| farfugliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| farfugliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| farfugliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| farfugliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| farfugliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| farfugliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| farfuglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| farfugliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| farfugliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| farfugliando | gerund |
| farfugliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Typically takes words, phrases, or excuses as direct objects (e.g., 'farfugliare qualcosa').